The CPD began investigating their whereabouts after a family member reported them missing. The report indicated the mother (34) stopped taking her mental health medication, abandoned her apartment, and the children stopped attending school. The CPD eventually requested the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Missing Child Unit in Cleveland, OH and a dual investigation ensued.
The missing children were initially tracked to Denver, CO. As the case intensified, investigators learned the three traveled to London, England and then on to the Island of Jersey in the English Channel. From there they traveled to a remote fishing village in Iceland, and finally were located by Icelandic Police at a hotel in Reykjavik. The children were placed in the care of Iceland social services until a trusted family member could get them. The mother was placed in a hospital where she will remain until she is well enough to travel back to the U.S.